Roll & Tumble Blues: A History of Slide Guitar

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1Guitar Rag
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-04-13)
guitar:
Sylvester Weaver
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
recording of:
Steel Guitar Rag (instrumental)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
composer:
Leon McAuliffe
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
Sylvester Weaver3:01
2Jack o’ Diamond Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1926-05)
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1926-05)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1926-05)
recording of:
Jack o’ Diamonds Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter)
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:46
3Mama Taint Long Fo Day
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-10-18)
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1927-10-18)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1927-10-18)
publisher:
Peer Music (“Peermusic—the global independent”)
recording of:
Mama, 't ain't Long fo' Day (on 1928-10-18)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell3:01
4Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
recording of:
Mother's Children Have a Hard Time (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:23
5Midnight Weeping Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-04-21)
guitar and spoken vocals [speech]:
Robert Hicks (on 1928-04-21)
vocals:
Nellie Florence (on 1928-04-21)
Nellie Florence2:57
6Worried Blues
Frank Hutchison3:22
7You Can’t Keep No Brown
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1926-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bo Weavil Jackson (in 1926-08)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
recording of:
You Can’t Keep No Brown (on 1926-08-02)
Bo Weavil Jackson53:10
8Toad Frog Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-11-30)
guitar:
Walter Beasley (early blues guitarist) (on 1927-11-30) and Sylvester Weaver (on 1927-11-30)
slide guitar and lead vocals:
Walter Beasley (early blues guitarist) (on 1927-11-30)
vocals:
Walter Beasley (early blues guitarist) (on 1927-11-30)
Walter Beasley2:51
9Falling Down Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-10-09)
guitar and lead vocals:
Furry Lewis (Walter E. Lewis, American country blues guitarist) (on 1927-10-09)
performer:
Furry Lewis (Walter E. Lewis, American country blues guitarist) (on 1927-10-09)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
recording of:
Falling Down Blues
writer:
Robert Wilkins
Furry Lewis52:51
10Nappy Head Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1927-12)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bobby Grant (bluesman) (in 1927-12)
Bobby Grant2:43
11A Darkies Wall
Riley Puckett2:54
12Chocolate to the Bone
Barbecue Bob52:53
13So Lonesome
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1928-02)
recording of:
So Lonesome
lyricist and composer:
Ramblin’ Thomas
Ramblin’ Thomas52:45
14Bedside Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-02-21)
guitar:
Jim Thompkins (1920s blues musician) (on 1930-02-21)
vocals:
Jim Thompkins (1920s blues musician) (on 1930-02-21)
Jim Thompkins3:05
15Sweet Sarah Blues
Darby & Tarlton3:01
16Roll & Tumble Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1929-03-14)
guitar:
Hambone Willie Newbern (on 1929-03-14)
vocals:
Hambone Willie Newbern (on 1929-03-14)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
recording of:
Roll and Tumble Blues (on 1929-03-14)
writer:
Albert Luandrew (blues pianist) and Hambone Willie Newbern
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (see annotation)
Hambone Willie Newbern3:02
17Jake Bottle Blues
Lemuel Turner3:11
18Weak Minded Blues
Willie Baker52:48
19A Spoonful Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1929-06-14)
guitar and lead vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
additional vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1929-06-14)
recording of:
A Spoonful Blues (on 1929-06-14)
composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
Charley Patton3:12
20Last Time Blues
Papa Charlie McCoy53:03
21KC Blues
Frank Hutchison3:03
22My Black Mama
Son House3:08
23Fence Brakin’ Blues
Shreveport Home Wreckers3:12
24Cold Women Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1929-11)
guitar:
Blind Joe Reynolds (in 1929-11)
vocals:
Blind Joe Reynolds (in 1929-11)
Blind Joe Reynolds2:57
25The Panama Limited
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-05-26)
guitar:
Booker T. Washington White (on 1930-05-26) and Napoleon Hairiston (on 1930-05-26)
lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1930-05-26)
vocals:
Booker T. Washington White (on 1930-05-26)
recording of:
The Panama Limited (on 1930-05-26)
writer:
Bukka White
Washington White53:09
26Paddlin Madeline Blues
guitar:
Kokomo Arnold (on 1930-05-17)
vocals:
Kokomo Arnold (on 1930-05-17)
Gitfiddle Jim33:19
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1Frisco Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1930-06-07)
guitar:
Bayless Rose (on 1930-06-07)
Bayless Rose3:08
2Never Drive a Stranger From Your Door
recording of:
Never Drive a Stranger From Your Door
composer:
Willie Harris (Blues singer and guitarist, who recorded four titles in Chicago, 1929-1930)
Willie Harris3:39
3Slow Mama Slow
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1931-10-08)
guitar:
Sam Collins (early blues singer and guitarist) (on 1931-10-08)
vocals:
Sam Collins (early blues singer and guitarist) (on 1931-10-08)
Sam Collins3:06
4Sewing Machine Blues
recorded at:
Jefferson Hotel in Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1932-02-08)
Jimmie Davis3:21
5Whoopee Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1932-01)
publisher:
Prestige Music ltd.
recording of:
Whoopee Blues
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
King Solomon Hill53:10
6Decatur Street 81
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-01-19)
guitar:
Fred McMullen (1930s blues musician) (on 1933-01-19) and Curley Weaver (on 1933-01-19)
harmonica:
Buddy Moss (on 1933-01-19)
Georgia Browns2:45
7No No Blues
Curley Weaver3:09
8Dekalb Chain Gang
Fred McMullen3:05
9Experience Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1931-10-23)
guitar and spoken vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1931-10-23)
vocals:
Ruth Willis (on 1931-10-23)
Ruth Willis53:12
10Ash Can Blues
Cliff Carlisle2:58
11Things ’Bout Coming My Way
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-02-10, on 1934-03-23)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Kenneth Goldstein
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1931-02-10, on 1934-03-23)
piano:
Georgia Tom (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1931-02-10)
solo guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1934-03-23)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1931-02-10)
Tampa Red3:14
12Hard Road Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-01-19)
guitar:
Buddy Moss (on 1933-01-19) and Curley Weaver (on 1933-01-19)
vocals:
Buddy Moss (on 1933-01-19)
Buddy Moss3:11
13Moanin’ the Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-09-18)
guitar:
Allen Shaw (blues guitar) (on 1934-09-18) and Willie Borum (on 1934-09-18)
vocals:
Allen Shaw (blues guitar) (on 1934-09-18)
Allen Shaw53:01
14Weave Room Blues
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-02-12)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar:
Dorsey Dixon (on 1936-02-12)
steel guitar:
Howard Dixon (on 1936-02-12)
vocals:
Dorsey Dixon (on 1936-02-12) and Howard Dixon (on 1936-02-12)
Dixon Brothers2:31
15Packing Trunk Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-01-23)
guitar:
Huddie Ledbetter
vocals:
Huddie Ledbetter
recording of:
Packing Trunk Blues
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
Lead Belly2:55
16W.P.A. Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-02-12)
double bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-02-12)
piano:
Black Bob (on 1936-02-12)
steel guitar:
Casey Bill Weldon (blues slide guitar player) (on 1936-02-12)
vocals:
Casey Bill Weldon (blues slide guitar player) (on 1936-02-12)
Casey Bill Weldon3:16
17The Twelves
Kokomo Arnold3:12
18Slow Wicked Blues
Darby & Tarlton3:06
19Wild Cow Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-10-31)
fiddle:
Dad Tracy (on 1935-10-31)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1935-10-31)
washboard:
Chasey Collins (on 1935-10-31)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1935-10-31)
Big Joe Williams3:15
20Come On In My Kitchen
Robert Johnson2:45
21Po Boy
recording of:
Poor Boy Long Ways From Home
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Bukka White2:52
22Homesick & Lonesome Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-07-26)
guitar:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1935-07-26)
vocals:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1935-07-26)
Blind Boy Fuller3:09
23Little Boy Blue
Robert Lockwood Jr.3:05
24Don’t Sell It (Don’t Give It Away)
recorded in:
San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1937-10-30)
double bass and piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and Oscar “Buddy” Woods (American blues guitarist)
vocals:
Oscar “Buddy” Woods (American blues guitarist)
recording of:
Don't Sell It, Don't Give It Away
composer:
Oscar “Buddy” Woods (American blues guitarist)
Oscar Woods2:32
25Friars Point Blues
Robert Lee McCoy2:50
26County Farm Blues
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House (on 1942-07-17)
vocals:
Son House (on 1942-07-17)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
edit of:
County Farm Blues (with outro) by Son House
Son House2:11
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1I Be’s Troubled
recorded in:
Stover, Missouri, United States (in 1941-08)
publisher:
Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
I Be’s Troubled (in 1941-08)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters3:07
2Black Ace
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1937-02-15) and Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1937-02-15)
steel guitar [National steel guitar]:
Black Ace (American blues musician) (on 1937-02-15)
vocals:
Black Ace (American blues musician) (on 1937-02-15)
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd.
recording of:
Black Ace
lyricist and composer:
Black Ace (American blues musician)
Black Ace52:47
3Im Gonna Take It Easy
Gabriel Brown3:08
4Baby How Long
cover recording of:
How Long, How Long Blues
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
Compact Music and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
Dan Pickett2:42
5Blind’s Blues
John Lee2:14
6Jailhouse Blues
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (in 1949)
guitar:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1949) and Frankie Lee Sims (in 1949)
vocals:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1949)
recording of:
Jailhouse Blues
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:41
7Swing Low Chariot
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-02-19)
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and Sister O.M. Terrell
vocals:
Sister O.M. Terrell
Sister O.M. Terrell2:35
8Sweet Black Angel
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1949-07-12)
bass:
Willie Dixon
guitar and lead vocals:
Robert Nighthawk
piano:
Ernest Lane (Blues pianist)
recording of:
Sweet Black Angel (Black Angel Blues)
lyricist and composer:
R. Nighthawk
publisher:
Testament Music
is based on:
Black Angel Blues
Robert Nighthawk3:03
9You’re Gonna Miss Me
Muddy Waters2:39
10Applejack Boogie
Pinetop Slim2:38
11Ramblin’
Johnny Shines2:32
12Single Man Blues
Frankie Lee Sims2:54
13Dust My Broom
recording of:
Dust My Broom
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
ARC Music (world and ethnic music label), Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
Elmore James2:46
14I Ain’t in the Mood
Donna Hightower3:04
15So Nice and Kind
St. Louis Jimmy3:03
16Down at the Depot
John Lee3:19
17Fish Tall
Johnny Shines2:30
18My Kind of Woman
Homesick James3:21
19My Baby’s Coming Home
Hound Dog Taylor & the HouseRockers2:41
20Country Boy
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1951-07-11)
bass drum:
Leonard Chess (on 1951-07-11)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-07-11)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1951-07-11)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-07-11)
recording of:
Country Boy (on 1951-07-11)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Muddy Waters53:12
21Freight Loader
recording of:
Freight Loader
writer:
Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Eric Clapton & Jimmy Page22:49
22Talk to Me Baby
Fleetwood Mac feat. Jeremy Spencer3:38
23Do You Give a Damn for Me
Peter Green3:41
24Steelin’
Jeff Beck & The All Stars2:39
25Meet Me in the Bottom
Brian Knight & Toni Vines3:03
26Rollin’ & Tumblin’
The Blues Band feat. Dave Kelly3:11